Charles Pignon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In the eastern reaches of Siberia, scientists discovered plants with exceptional cold tolerance that could be the key to sustainable bioenergy production.
These efforts should include trying to turn around the United States’ decision to leave the Paris agreement, Sharma told the Coalition for Conservation on Tuesday night.
Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Jan Ivar Korsbakken, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo, and Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
Reducing emissions doesn’t have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show.
Australian wheat growers need to boost yields to stay competitive in the face of climate change. They could do this by sowing earlier, but need new varieties of wheat to help them do it.
Carbon emission declines are far from inevitable, and require concerted policy action to support low-carbon energy and, critically, less energy demand.
While countries recognise the urgent need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by favouring greener energies, the ever-increasing demand for electricity has led to rising coal consumption.
The money will extend the Emissions Reduction Fund, set up under the Abbott government’s “direct action” program, which at present has only $226 million uncommitted in it.